[Oz] The Saw-Horse, sometimes spelled Sawhorse, is a character from L Frank Baum`s Oz books series. He first appears in The Marvelous Land of Oz. ==History== The Saw-Horse is literally a sawhorse brought to life with the Powder of Life by Tip to carry Jack Pumpkinhead (whose wooden joints were wearing out from walking). He is a log with a n... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sawhorse_(Oz)
• (n.) A kind of rack, shaped like a double St. Andrew`s cross, on which sticks of wood are laid for sawing by hand; -- called also buck, and sawbuck. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/sawhorse/
(from the article `hand tool`) Other arrangements came into use, including trestles for supporting wood to be sawed and specialized bencheshorseson which the leatherworker or ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/37
Saw'horse` noun A kind of rack, shaped like a double St. Andrew's cross, on which sticks of wood are laid for sawing by hand; -- called also buck , and sawbuck . Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/22